Japanorama


I always take oceans of photographs when I am in Japan. I can't help it. There is something worth recording every step of the way. Perhaps that's why the Japanese see the world through a lens. They are so used to amazing things to photograph back home.

Anyway, I thought I'd send out a pot pourhi.. phouri..piuhr.. oh, bugger, an assortment of my stranger photos. So, here you go..

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A gigantic tapeworm, preserved for posterity at the Naka Meguro Parasite Museum. A wonderful collection dedicated to the worms and weevils that invade the human body. Seemed to me like lots of the visitors were there on a date, which is odd. Beats TGI Friday though, I guess.

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The horticultural equivalent of a Brazilian.

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One of Japan's famous megamelons, from Yubari. This is quite a cheap one, actually – around £21.

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It's a giant changing room made of teddy bears, what did you think it was?

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2CV coffee shop.

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You stick in your USB port and it shags your computer. Or, you could get a life I suppose…

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That old thing? Oh, that's just a dirty great dried whale's penis, what did you think it was?

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One of these is powered by batteries. The other by sugar.

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Asger karaokes. It's not until a six year old sings the lyrics to Aqua's Barbie Girl that you realise just how rude they are.

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The kind of bar that makes you feel like James Bond.

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The most miserable tap in the world.

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    Aki M

    Looking at your picture of the melon reminded me how expensive fruit is in Japan. Sometimes at shocking prices.
    Also, I wanted to say your son is kawaii! I am sure he was adored in Japan! I really enjoy your blog, thank you!

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